Tenugui (Hotaru-Kago) shorebird With a round face and

With a round face and round eyes

- Miniature ornament (Cherry blossoms and Citrus tachibana)

with its delightful fragrance

' As a summer tradition

creating a beautiful

Tenugui (Hotaru-Kago) shorebird With a round face andDescription This beautifully dyed tenugui captures a serene early summer evening, with a hotaru kago (firefly basket) hanging from the edge of a traditional wooden porch. In the past, these delicate straw woven baskets were used in rural Japan to gently hold fireflies, admired for their soft, flickering glow. Children would craft their own baskets, gathering these tiny lights on quiet early summer nights and watching them shimmer through the weave.